Shipping-jacket.



E. WEISLOWITS.

SHIPPING JACKET.

1,136,635. I Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

- 2 i l I Z I x a E 1' I Z "4 c a 74- "L r a] V Z Inventor: by EclzqardZt/ezklazaz'f'ii aa/k- Attys Be it known that I, EnwARn 'nnwannwmsnowrrs, orimwaan, nnwianasnrh Tol'all whom it mag concern: v 1 vWmseowrrs,

a 'citizen'of the United States,.residing-at Newark; in the county ofEssex and State of New Jeresy, have invented new and use-.

Improvements in Shipping-Jackets,of},

' 1 which the-following is a specification.

*Myinvention'. consists offa new .and'inr for shipping oil' cans,gasolene cans, etc.

- Shipping jackets for cans of this kind the can in shipment. I havedevised a means have to be strong and durable, and -the cover must be-fastenedson very securelfy as not'fto become loose or separated rom ofsecuring the cover which makes it'impossible for removed when it isdesired to pour from the can. My improved jacket is also so con-'struct'ed that the can cannot possibly slip out of the jacket when thecan is tipped up to pour. I have alsoprovided new and improved devicesfor holding the can in the jacket.

In the accompanyingdrawings :-Figure.

I is a front elevation of the jacket showmg one part of the fasteningdevice. Fig. 2 1s a sectional view' ofa jacket and can taken on the line55 of Fi 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the jacket an can in. win- .vertedposition, partly broken awa to show,

the means for holding the can int e jacket; Big. 4 s an enlargeddetail'oftheretain:

-ing part of the fastening device.

v I The device consists of a cyhndricaljacket 1 ,a" made preferably ofmeta corrugations b. The topof the acket is '40 bent over so as to forma ridge ,or rcollar c (see Figs. 2 and 4) and there is preferablyagainst the flange d of the can e (the can being insertedin the jacketfrom the bottom) rand-it also strengthens the body of the jacketabbwAfter the can eis placed in the jacket a it is securely held inposition'bytwo straps f made preferably of stripsof resilient metal andso constructed as to ap over each other i and form a joint. These strapsare bolted f mma-cu f r Q- Specificationof Iletters Patent.npplicationfiled septeniber8,1918;. Serial1o."787;45.

at]; totheinside of the lower vpart 'oif the acket a and while onlytwo'-'straps' are e cover to come ofl in shipment, and yet the'cover canbe easily and quickly having severalor-screw's w.

' Patented Apr. 20,1915.

own, a. greater number may be used' if required. These straps holdthe-Gen efsecurelyin position and also by reason of their resiliencytend to I press the. cantightly Around "the top of the jacket issecurelfy v the ridge '0 and holds the cover Z in position. If desired,the strip is may be secured on'the inside of the jacket and the'ridge orcollar 0 formed ontthe outside on the bottom of the strip ls. When thelatter mode of co'nstruc- I tion is adopted the cover I ofcoursefitrout, side the strip 'k, and the lug member is secured to the bodyofthe case [a 'instea of -to the,cover. At one sideof the stripllen aslot 'mhfl-To thejinsidej'of-thecoverZ is bolted a strip of metalnfiurnedover at the bottom to "form a hooked flange 0 which fits looselyyetseeurely in the opening At the opposite side of the cover is fastenedon the outside a strip of nietalfp bent over, at g to form alocking'member. Attached to the outside of the strip k is pivotallymounted a 'swingin catch member r havin 'an opening 8 WhlCl'l fits overthe end 0 the .flange where" the cover Z is hel on the jacket. :At-leach side of'the o'peni 8, 1n the member r are holes t through whic maybe.

put a" wire or string u thus securely. holding thecover in position.

After the can e is placed in the jacket 0 and the, strips f caughttogether at 9, an ordinary wooden bottom, o. mayv jbefplaced inthejacket a and Held in position by nails Theg'upper portion of the body'of the jacketia s provided with handlesw sw ngingl'yniounted on thesides of the jacket.

. Ina shipping-case the combination with a can havinga coverthereon, ofa cyhndrical jacket adapted to receive the can throu h thebottomthereof, a rigid collar formed y bending the to ofthe casing over anannularwire an adapted to engage on its underportion the edge of saidcover, res1lient strips secured at one of theirendsto the wall of thejacket adjacent the bottom there 60 against the ridge or collar 0 atthe'upper' end'of the jacket.

proved shipping case or jacket to be used! p w p y ioo ' of anafnavingmmam ndmem- In estimanythieafi nae-teem l i into said jacket; said stripshaving means at gw gj their inner ends 7 whereby the same are"witiie'ssesf v 2 v 4 adapted to interlock and to press egzinst--EDWARD.WEISLOWITS. -said can to hold the cover: againstsaid col-'Witnesses: 121% j g lar, anda removable bottom for closing the WILLILAMMmmm bottom of the jacket. j I J 'iClslms, H.

